Journal archive · Septum, valve and airway · Adolescent and aging nose · 2026
Pediatric septoplasty and functional septorhinoplasty: A survey of ASPO members
Lambert EM, Kirkham EM, Parikh SR, Arp R, Sitton MS.
In the archive as a landmark paper: the core sweep runs 2011–2026, and this one is here because the history of rhinoplasty rests on it · cited on columellar strut.
From the abstract
“Pediatric septoplasty and functional septorhinoplasty remain controversial due to concerns for the effect of surgery on the developing nose. We aimed to assess practice patterns among pediatric otolaryngologists who perform pediatric septoplasty and septorhinoplasty. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was distributed…”
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Septum, valve and airway
Every rhinoplasty is a breathing operation whether it intends to be or not: the septum holds the nose up as well as dividing it, and the narrowest part of the whole airway is the internal valve the surgeon is standing over.
Adolescent and aging nose
The same operation is a different problem at twelve and at seventy: in a child the fear is stunting a nose that has not finished growing, and in an older patient the nose has kept changing, dropping at the tip, thinning at the skin and weakening at the cartilage, until it blocks the airway.
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